Situated between Carbonado and Fairfax in Pierce County, is a pleasant hike along the Carbon River leading to the former home of the Melmont coal mine. The town of Melmont was founded in 1900 and produced coal for the Northern Pacific Railroad between 1902 and 1918. The local economy disintegrated around this time when the…
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Oyster Dome
We took a trip up to Blanchard Hill for the first time in about 20 years and got some great exercise and some beautiful photos while hiking up to the Oyster Dome. Our pedometers clocked in a little over 5 miles by the end of the trip from Samish Overlook to the Oyster Dome and…